Traditional lineageHeritage · Pan-Melanesian · Pan-PolynesianRegion · Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Reo Tatau Collective
Practitioner collective · Auckland, Aotearoa
- Style
- Women's hand-tap tattoo revival
- Regions served
- Aotearoa (New Zealand)
- Tradition
- Pan-Melanesian · Pan-Polynesian
About Collective’s work
The Reo Tatau collective, led by Julia Mage'au Gray, has been central to the revival of women's hand-tap tattooing across Melanesia and Polynesia. Documented by Te Papa and RNZ.
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Sources & citations
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- Te Papa — Reo Tatau ↗tepapa.govt.nz
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